2024 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

CA

Chris Allan

11:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Austin Club

1:00pm CDT

How to Work the Writers Conference Austin Club On Rewriting: Handling Notes & Avoiding the First Draft Trap St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Script to Screen: American Psycho The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Myth of The 3 Act Structure presented by Jacob Krueger Studio Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC

2:45pm CDT

Anatomy of an Antagonist with Noah Hawley Central Presbyterian Church Industry Roundtable: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film & Television St. David's Episcopal Church Crail BC Young Filmmakers Program: High Stakes, Simple Stories Central Presbyterian Church Smoot Hall

9:00am CDT

Finding Your Voice St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall

10:45am CDT

Writing the Spec That Will Get You Repped St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

1:30pm CDT

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Exploring Character Dynamics Austin Club Finding Your Project's Home St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:15pm CDT

CANCELLED: Inside the Writers Room: Fallout Central Presbyterian Church On Shōgun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo Austin Club State of the Industry: Features The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

9:00pm CDT

Scriptnotes, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom

9:00am CDT

A Conversation with Rian Johnson The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Navigating the Great Contraction St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

10:45am CDT

An Unfiltered Look Inside Hollywood: Kangaroo Jack St. David's Episcopal Church Bethel Hall Inside the Writers Room: Succession Central Presbyterian Church Let Me Speak to Your Manager St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary Your 2nd Act: How to Parlay the 1st Writing Job into a Career presented by Loyola Marymount University Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

12:30pm CDT

On English Teacher: A Conversation with Brian Jordan Alvarez Central Presbyterian Church The Nuts and Bolts of Development Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room What Do You Want? The Key Ingredient for Your Story and Your Writing Life St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary

3:00pm CDT

On The Last Of Us: A Conversation with Craig Mazin The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom Six Square Industry Roundtables: The Art, Craft, and Business of Writing as a Career Huston-Tillotson University

4:30pm CDT

Wine Reception Presented by Bogle Family Vineyards (Producers, Conference, Weekend, Lone Star, or Press Badge required) Austin Club

4:45pm CDT

Rejection: Saying Yes To All That No St. David's Episcopal Church Sanctuary The Screenwriting Life, Live! The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom The Writer-Manager Relationship Presented by Lit Entertainment Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Mansfield Room

11:30am CDT

Get the Greenlight: Financing Your Film The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom What Managers Want Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Pennybacker Room

3:00pm CDT

Closing Remarks The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Capital Ballroom